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If people in Toronto insist on driving while talking on a cellphone or texting this week, they should be on the lookout for a black hearse. The Toronto Police Service obtained a hearse to be able to sneak up on unsuspecting distracted drivers.

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Toronto police officers threatened to seize the phone of a man who was filming a violent arrest. The Toronto Police Service justified the force used but said officers had no authority to seize the man's phone as he was not interfering with the officers.

The pain of loss was evident at a press conference held by Toronto Police Friday as a young woman pleaded with the public to help find the murderer who shot her sister. Jelena Loncar was senselessly killed two years ago outside a Toronto nightclub.

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According to the allegations, the 16-year-old girl initially forced another 16-year-old girl into prostitution. A 39-year-old man has also been charged after it was alleged he later helped the teen accused exercise control over the victim.

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Sixty-two people face a total of almost 200 charges for either selling or using false Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) transit passes and TTC riders are warned only to purchase Metropasses from the TTC or authorized sellers.

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According to the 19-year-old man, after the four women offered him a ride home from a nightclub he was instead driven to a parking lot where he was sexually assaulted by all four before he was able to leave the vehicle.

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After three seniors had gold jewelry stolen, police are warning people not to allow strangers to place jewelry around their necks or on their arms, and to be wary of being approached on the street by people who claim they have jewelry to sell.

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In New York City the bad guys may want to think twice before bragging on Facebook about their dastardly deeds. The New York Police Department is lurking on social media sites ready to pounce.

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Toronto police arrested one man in connections to damages caused during the G20 Summit on Wednesday. The TPS also released more photos of men that are wanted for crimes that took place during that weekend.

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A tense scene at Toronto vigil to mark the death of 18-year-old Sammy Yatim killed by Toronto police on a TTC streetcar early Saturday, July 27, 2013. Toronto police officers fired three shots. After several seconds, officers fired six additional shots. Seconds later, one officer climbs up the streetcar stairs and the sound of a Taser can be heard

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Staff Superintendent Jane Cox presides over a meeting of the Asia Pacific Community Consultative Committee on Saturday.

A tense scene at Toronto vigil to mark the death of 18-year-old Sammy Yatim killed by Toronto police on a TTC streetcar early Saturday, July 27, 2013. Toronto police officers fired three shots. After several seconds, officers fired six additional shots. Seconds later, one officer climbs up the streetcar stairs and the sound of a Taser can be heard

Borrowed hearse used by Toronto police in distracted driving crackdown

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A tense scene at Toronto vigil to mark the death of 18-year-old Sammy Yatim killed by Toronto police on a TTC streetcar early Saturday, July 27, 2013. Toronto police officers fired three shots. After several seconds, officers fired six additional shots. Seconds later, one officer climbs up the streetcar stairs and the sound of a Taser can be heard

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A tense scene at Toronto vigil to mark the death of 18-year-old Sammy Yatim killed by Toronto police on a TTC streetcar early Saturday, July 27, 2013. Toronto police officers fired three shots. After several seconds, officers fired six additional shots. Seconds later, one officer climbs up the streetcar stairs and the sound of a Taser can be heard

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Chief Mark Saunders at a press conference announcing the arrest of four officers for obstruction of justice and perjury

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A tense scene at Toronto vigil to mark the death of 18-year-old Sammy Yatim killed by Toronto police on a TTC streetcar early Saturday, July 27, 2013. Toronto police officers fired three shots. After several seconds, officers fired six additional shots. Seconds later, one officer climbs up the streetcar stairs and the sound of a Taser can be heard

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A tense scene at Toronto vigil to mark the death of 18-year-old Sammy Yatim killed by Toronto police on a TTC streetcar early Saturday, July 27, 2013. Toronto police officers fired three shots. After several seconds, officers fired six additional shots. Seconds later, one officer climbs up the streetcar stairs and the sound of a Taser can be heard

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A tense scene at Toronto vigil to mark the death of 18-year-old Sammy Yatim killed by Toronto police on a TTC streetcar early Saturday, July 27, 2013. Toronto police officers fired three shots. After several seconds, officers fired six additional shots. Seconds later, one officer climbs up the streetcar stairs and the sound of a Taser can be heard

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A tense scene at Toronto vigil to mark the death of 18-year-old Sammy Yatim killed by Toronto police on a TTC streetcar early Saturday, July 27, 2013. Toronto police officers fired three shots. After several seconds, officers fired six additional shots. Seconds later, one officer climbs up the streetcar stairs and the sound of a Taser can be heard

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A tense scene at Toronto vigil to mark the death of 18-year-old Sammy Yatim killed by Toronto police on a TTC streetcar early Saturday, July 27, 2013. Toronto police officers fired three shots. After several seconds, officers fired six additional shots. Seconds later, one officer climbs up the streetcar stairs and the sound of a Taser can be heard